tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28102666.post2488369399210334203..comments2016-12-08T11:10:00.186-05:00Comments on Boston 1775: John Nutting Finds Work in BostonJ. L. Bellnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28102666.post-17073920688652138912009-07-16T12:09:47.889-05:002009-07-16T12:09:47.889-05:00That list (I think this is the earliest publicatio...That list (I think this is the <a href="http://books.google.com/books?id=oHXfRgcf91YC&amp;pg=PA266" rel="nofollow">earliest publication</a>) is indeed the last sign of Obadiah Whiston, blacksmith, that I’ve seen. I’m unclear about when those names were set down—on embarking from Boston, or on arriving in Halifax. <br /><br />As I said, I’ve found signs of Whiston’s widow and sons in Massachusetts after the war. (The 1798 tax valuation list, for example.) But, alas, the blacksmith himself drops from sight. Too bad you haven’t found more in N.S.J. L. Bellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15405157000473731801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28102666.post-6457672412011350812009-07-16T02:26:37.309-05:002009-07-16T02:26:37.309-05:00check http://files.usgwarchives.net/ma/suffolk/tow...check http://files.usgwarchives.net/ma/suffolk/towns/boston/bios/martingay.txt<br />Obadiah Whiston is listed as arriving in Halifax with British fleet. Can not find any further reference to him in Nova Scotia. My family was in Halifax before 1776.<br />Stan Whiston (whistrob@sentex.net)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28102666.post-57142006550596484002009-06-24T11:35:45.940-05:002009-06-24T11:35:45.940-05:00Indeed, and then what happened to him?
His widow...Indeed, and then what happened to him? <br /><br />His widow Priscilla and what appear to be their sons are back in Boston after the war. One grandson even assists in laying the cornerstone of the Bunker Hill Monument. <br /><br />But I haven’t found any mention of Whiston himself after the departure of the British fleet in March 1776.J. L. Bellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15405157000473731801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28102666.post-20979826694917114492009-06-24T01:59:00.896-05:002009-06-24T01:59:00.896-05:00Obadiah Whiston went to Nova ScotiaObadiah Whiston went to Nova ScotiaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com